General
John Calvin Brown: A Lawyer, Soldier, Governor and Favorite Son
of Pulaski, Tennessee.

Born in Giles County on January
6, 1827, John C. Brown was one of nine chidren. After graduating from Jackson
College in Columbia, Tennessee, he began his law practice in 1848 and soon
developed an interest in politics.

With no military training, Brown
entered the service of his state in 1861 as a Private and was quickly elected
Captain, then Colonel of the 3rd Tennessee Infantry. He commanded his regiment
in the invasion of Kentucky and Fort Donelson, where he was captured and
sent to a northern prison. When released, he was promoted to Brigadier
General and later to Major General. He led his Brigade in the battles of
Perryville, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta, and at Franklin where
a severe wound ended his military career. However, he did rejoin his men
in North Carolina in April 1865 and was paroled at Greensboro.

Brown returned to his law practice
in Pulaski and was elected Governor of Tennessee in 1870 and again in 1872.
He was President of the Texas & Pacific Railroad and at his death was
President of the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company.

As a Master Mason, Brown was Worshipful
Master of Pulaski Lodge, No. 101, and also served as Grand Master of Masons
of Tennessee. A benefactor of the Church of the Messiah in Pulaski, "He
was a faithful man and feared God above many."

Upon his death August 17, 1889,
John Calvin Brown was laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski. Carved
on his monument appears a fitting inscription: "He was successful in every
undertaking and faithful to every trust."

The General John C. Brown Camp,
No. 112 was originally organized and chartered in Pulaski, TN on 26 Sept.
1898. The camp was active until around 1930. After many years of inactivity
it was decided that we should reactivate the old charter and have the General
John C. Brown Camp, No. 112 again active in Giles County. Reorganization
began early in 1992 and the charter was granted on July 14, 1992. The reorganized
camp began with 14 charter members (4 new SCV members and 10 transfers).
By April 1993 membership had grown to 22 and as of January 1998 we have
42 members. As a camp, our mission is to preserve and protect our Southern
heritage and history.

~Camp Officers

Camp
Commander

Tony
Townsend(931)
363-4734

Adjutant/Treas.

Frankie
Mangrum

Regular monthly meetings of the
General John C. Brown Camp,No. 112 are held on the first
Thursday night of each month (except June, July & August)at 7:00 PM at the Hickory House
Restaurant in Pulaski, Tennessee.

OUR
FLAGTHE
3rd TENNESSEE BATTLE FLAGThis is the flag of the Third
Tennessee Infantry Regiment, John C. Brown's original regiment from Giles
County, TN. As is familiar to many Giles Countians, the Third Tennessee
Infantry after training, got into the thick of the war in February, 1862
at Fort Donelson. Colonel John C. Brown was made brigadier general on September
26, 1862. The 3rd Tennessee Battle Flag is presently on permanent exhibit
in the Civil War section of the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.